# News: April 28, 2026

> 9 curated links on AI agents, Python, security, Google Cloud, and engineering, selected by Médéric Hurier.

- Author: [Médéric Hurier (Fmind)](https://www.fmind.dev/)
- Published: 2026-04-28
- URL: https://www.fmind.dev/news/2026-04-28/

- [GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing](<https://github.blog/news-insights/company-news/github-copilot-is-moving-to-usage-based-billing/>): GitHub announced that all Copilot plans will switch from premium requests to token-based AI Credits on June 1, 2026, adding new usage controls for individuals and enterprises.
- [Google to invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic as search giant spreads its AI bets](<https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/24/google-to-invest-up-to-40-billion-in-anthropic-as-search-giant-spreads-its-ai-bets.html>): Google confirmed a deal to invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic, signaling a major escalation in the compute and model platform race shaping developer AI tooling.
- [Instructions. Skills. Tools. How Google Embedded Skills Into Every Layer of Its Agent Stack](<https://medium.com/google-cloud/instructions-skills-tools-how-google-embedded-skills-into-every-layer-of-its-agent-stack-360f7ac473cd>): This deep dive explains how Google is standardizing modular agent skills across Gemini Enterprise, Agents CLI, and edge runtimes to reduce prompt bloat and improve reusable agent workflows.
- [Join the new AI Agents Vibe Coding Course from Google and Kaggle](<https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/kaggle-genai-intensive-course-vibe-coding-june-2026/>): Google and Kaggle opened registration for a free June 15-19 AI agents intensive course focused on vibe coding, tools/API integration, and a hands-on capstone.
- [Vibe from code to cloud: Create and deploy apps directly from AI-assisted tooling](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phcetu1EgmU>): This Google Cloud session showcases workflows for building and deploying applications from AI-assisted coding tools directly into cloud environments.
- [What's new in Cloud Run](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41l0OO0d4kU&si=RusqFiocodIJwPiD&themeRefresh=1>): This talk covers the latest Cloud Run updates relevant to teams deploying AI-enabled services and agent backends.
- [Next-gen FinOps for the AI era](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2gN_NSLZfs>): This session focuses on modern FinOps practices for managing AI infrastructure spend, governance, and optimization at scale.
- [MCP = Mega Context Problem - Matt Carey](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBYUvGOuotE>): Matt Carey discusses context management pain points in MCP-based systems and why they matter for building reliable agent workflows.
- [From data to dashboard: Empowering BigQuery users with Data Studio](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gl_uNv2bXAI>): This session demonstrates BigQuery-to-dashboard workflows that help teams operationalize data insights for AI and analytics use cases.